Soulversations with Russell Taylor

An award-winning jazz bassist, Ben Williams is a versatile performer whose style crosses easily between acoustic post-bop, contemporary fusion, hip-hop, and R&B. The winner of the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, Williams garnered attention playing with artists like  Stefon Harris ,  Jacky Terrasson , and  Marcus Strickland . His first two albums, 2011's  State of Art  ...

The first  Hip Hop  Cultural Envoy to travel with the State Department, Blackman served in  Senegal ,  Ivory Coast , the  Democratic Republic of the Congo ,  Ghana ,  Botswana  and  Swaziland  where she also delivered lectures on  hip hop  music and culture. [6]  Toni has also travelled throughout Europe,  Angola , Brazil, Canada and toured Southeast Asia (the  Philippines ,  Indonesia ,  Thailand...

Trina Broussard, singer, songwriter and true RandB/Soul gem began her career in 1997 when she covered Minnie Riperton's song "Inside My Love". A year later, Broussard signed a recording contract with Jermaine Dupri's label So So Def, and the rest is history...still in the making. On the Soulversations couch, we talk about everything from theater to gumbo to nursing school. Find out what makes this...

Multi-genre producer, writer, singer, educator Curtis Richardson has worked with some of today's marquee talents such as Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Joss Stone, LL Cool J, John Legend, Deborah Cox, Craig David, David Guetta, and Tiesto. And it is his GLOBAL presence in the Asian and European Markets, working with superstars such as Taemin, NCT Dream, SHINee, Kumi Koda, Tohoshinki, Super Junior, Yuri...

Just as beautiful as she is brilliant, the soulful chanteuse Cecily is here with us on the Soulversations couch. On this episode, Cecily a native Washingtonian and I chat about old souls, life pursuits and the artist's journey. Cecily's soulful light is evident in and out of her songs, you'll see (or hear). Find Cecily at @CecilyAlexa on Instagram and Twitter and her music is available across all...

Emcee, painter, actor, fashion designer, activist et. al., interdisciplinary artist Wes Felton slows down just long enough to bless the Soulversations stage. Drawing from his rich Washington DC musical familial legacy, Wes has traveled the world touching hearts and nodding heads alike. On this episode, my friend and I get to sit down and chat about life, love (& hate), and the pursuit of soulfulne...

From Carnegie Hall to The Kennedy Center to the symphony in Moscow, artist Sy Smith is a phenomenal artist born to shine. My friend and I get to sit down and chat about life, music, #blackgirlmagic and she sings a few tunes with the Band. Find Sy Smith at @Syberspace on Instagram and Twitter. Sy's music is available on all music platforms.